Too many police chiefs? - A review of police strength and costs in England & Wales 2010

SUMMARY OBSERVATIONS - The Police Staff System

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The need for a review of the police staff system. Has civilianization delivered its intended purpose? Or is it largely a costly waste that diverts too much resource away from where the real need is, at the front line of policing.

Total police officer strength in the police service in England and Wales, 31 March 1994 to 31 March 2009

England and Wales

ACPO Superintendents Chief Inspectors Sergeants Constables ranks

(includes Inspectors Chiefs)

Police officer strength 1994

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Change between 31.3.08 and 31.3.09 15 -3 47 232 404

In between 1997 and 2009 (The Labour Administration) :-

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Total police officer strength rose by Total police staff strength rose by

12% 70%

1,224 1,919 2 1,921 -296 2,185 648 -126 1,155 3,862

Total Secondments2 Total Special Civilian excluding secondments strength Police Traffic Designated TOTAL

police Constables Staff Community Wardens Officers POLICE Support Officers

STAFF

204 206 195 193 192 200 196 195 204 195 208 214 216 206 202 217

1,668 1,990 6,652 19,377 95,915 1,414 1,842 6,559 19,132 96,027 1,318 1,706 6,272 18,832 96,521 1,290 1,679 6,164 18,811 96,914 1,230 1,609 6,050 18,603 97,072 1,213 1,604 5,936 18,738 96,150 1,226 1,574 5,941 18,500 94,518 1,218 1,552 6,012 18,601 95,898 1,256 1,550 6,195 18,574 99,487 1,256 1,659 6,269 18,612 103,435 1,380 1,755 6,411 18,828 108,524 1,456 1,841 6,760 20,183 109,037 1,467 1,847 6,923 20,899 108,279 1,453 1,840 6,999 21,715 107,819 1,492 1,860 7,118 22,008 107,048 1,489 1,907 7,350 22,412 108,272

125,806 125,180 124,844 125,051 124,756 123,841 121,956 123,476 127,267 131,426 137,105 139,491 139,631 140,032 139,728 141,647

2,091 127,897 2,042 127,222

54,709

2,057 126,901 19,775 52,933 2,107 127,158 19,874 53,011 2,058 126,814 18,256 52,975 2,255 126,096 16,484 53,031 2,214 124,170 14,347 53,227 2,206 125,682 12,738 54,588 2,336 129,603 11,598 58,909 1,940 133,366 11,037 62,172 2,095 139,200 10,988 67,581 1,735 141,230 11,918 70,869 1,748 141,381 13,179 73,243

4,968 4,691 4,385 4,180 3,788 3,342 2,855 2,516 2,233

1,176 2,067 3,417 1,652 6,201 1,252 6,737 1,036

482 140,514 14,021 73,793 13,438 751 502 140,230 14,547 75,424 15,683 584 504 142,151 14,251 77,609 16,331 458

4,968

59,400 57,318 57,191 56,763 56,373 56,082 57,104 61,142 65,415 72,650

1,128 79,450 1,323 82,339 1,601 89,583 1,903 93,594 3,058 97,456

Police Officer strength as % of all staff in 2009 Police Staff strength as % of all staff in 2009

56% 39%

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